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dormcat
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:39 am Reply with quote
Addendum: the slogan at lower right corner said "Shujinkō wa Kimi-tachi nanda!! (主人公は君達なんだ！！)", roughly translated as "YOU are the Master!!"
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penguintruth



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:11 pm Reply with quote
Yeah, that middle-age man really looks like a 15-16 year old boy with froofy hair.
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genman



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:39 pm Reply with quote
Shujinko I would say is translated as "main character" -- as in the main character in a story, e.g. Amuro in Gundam.
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Ai no Kareshi



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 4:53 am Reply with quote
genman wrote:
Shujinko I would say is translated as "main character".

Seconded.
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dormcat
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:10 am Reply with quote
Ai no Kareshi wrote:
genman wrote:
Shujinko I would say is translated as "main character".

Seconded.

Well, of course I knew the meaning of the phrase, but I thought it would be rather odd to say "you are the main character."

The concept of shujinkō in Japanese and "leading/main character" are not exactly interchangeable; "hero" (story-wise) is closer but would cause more misunderstandings...how about "you da man?" Mr. Green

Since when this thread became so focused on linguistics? Anime smallmouth + sweatdrop
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Ai no Kareshi



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:26 am Reply with quote
dormcat wrote:
Since when this thread became so focused on linguistics? Anime smallmouth + sweatdrop

Sorry about that. Anime catgrin + sweatdrop
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Otakuboy T



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:34 pm Reply with quote
That is wrong is so many ways.

LDP as a whiny teenager....sounds about right.
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Jariten
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:45 pm Reply with quote
A cultural note for anyone who's interested...

You may have noticed the small, yellow creature with wings on the upper left corner of the flyer. That's Meisui-kun, the official elections promotion mascot in Japan.

You have to wonder just who decided that the best character to represent a democratic election is... a giant yellow cat-creature with wings that has "election" written on its tummy.
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